# Accident 20131009020959A: Bell 206L-3, Patterson, LA, October 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Patterson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PBVA
- Location: 29.5500° N, 88.7000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5500&lon=-88.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54LP-2014-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 177 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131009020959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT BROUGHT AIRCRAFT TO A 10 FOOT HOVER, AS HE DEPARTED HE FLEW PARALLEL TO THE FLARE BOOM. AIRCRAFT BEING IN TRANSITIONAL LIFT ATTITUDE, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD, WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST. AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND DESCENDED TOWARDS WATER, FLOATS WERE ACTIVATED AND AIRCRAFT SUBMERGED COMPLETELY INTO THE WATER. AIRCRAFT SURFACED INVERTED DUE TO THE FLOATS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN14FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA004), Oct 9, 2013: Bell 206L 3 (N54LP), Venice, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the liberation of a second stage turbine blade near the blade root due to a high-cycle fatigue crack and subsequent overload. Although extensive testing and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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